2024 EAC Sale

EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS

LOT 407 1812 S-290 R1 Small Date ANACS graded F12. Partly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown on the devices. A few dull contact marks on the cheek and neck and traces of verdigris in protected areas, particularly on the reverse. MDS. Our grade is net VG8+. 4375404

LOT 410 1813 S-292 R2 VG10+. Glossy steel brown. No significant defects, just worn. Very late die state, Breen state V, with mushy details on the obverse and the date flowing into the rim.

Ex “F. D.” 7/17/1959-Lucien Birkler Collection (includes the Birkler collection envelope)

Ex Bob Henderson

LOT 408 1813 S-292 R2 PCGS graded XF40. Frosty light olive and medium steel brown. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. No defects, just very light wear on the highpoints. M-LDS, Breen state IV. The stars behind the portrait are starting to flow into the rim as are some of the letters at the top of the reverse. Our grade is VF35. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 36511.40/81726525

Ex Pierre Fricke Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Goldbergs 2/12/2017:372 (lot ticket included)

LOT 411 1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4 VF20. Glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. Looks smooth to the unaided eye, and the eye appeal is decent for the grade, but a glass reveals microscopic roughness under the glossy toning. The notable marks are some tiny scratches under the E in CENT and a couple ticks at the center dot on the reverse. E-MDS, Breen state IV, with a fine die crack from star 11 to the lowest curl.

Ex John Ward, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:658 (lot ticket included)

LOT 409 1813 S-292 R2 NGC AU Details, Burnished. The obverse is glossy medium brown and light chocolate; the reverse is a darker shade of olive brown mixed with lighter brown and chocolate. Looks very nice to the unaided eye but a glass shows that the surfaces have been lightly smoothed. No marks or verdigris. E-MDS, Breen state II. The obverse is slightly misaligned to the bottom affecting only the dentils. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF20. 4713476-003

LOT 412 1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4 VF20. Slightly sharper but there is a faint scuff of very light scratches close behind the head. Otherwise choice and the eye appeal is great for the grade. Frosty medium chocolate with darker steel brown on the highpoints and lighter brown in protected areas. A small splash of lighter brown under the T in CENT is an easy identifying mark. X39Nicely struck E-MDS.

Ex the Del Rio Collection

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